A spacecraft, designed by a team led by a Leicester University scientist, has landed. The one ton "Curiosity" will try and find out if life has ever existed on the Red Planet by examining a crater that may once have been filled with water.

The University of Leicester is involved in a NASA project which is hoping to land a spacecraft on Mars. Dr John Bridges from the University's Space Research Centre is leading a team which is expecting to land a space rover on the planet this Friday.

The University of Leicester is involved in a NASA project which is hoping to land a spacecraft on Mars.

Dr John Bridges from the University's Space Research Centre is leading the team that expect to land a space rover on the planet next Monday, and describes it as one of the most important space missions ever,